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We are encouraged by reports that are now emerging from various clinical trials of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines, conducted by various vaccine manufacturers. We expect additional companies to announce their preliminary trial results shortly. The early data from these trials indicate that 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines are well tolerated and induce a strong immune response in most healthy adults when administered in a single unadjuvanted 15-microgram dose.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to make recommendations for use of vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1). The committee met to develop recommendations on who should receive vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1) when it becomes available, and to determine which groups of the [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Q. What are the plans for developing novel H1N1 vaccine? A. Vaccines are the most powerful public health tool for control of influenza, and the U.S. government is working closely with manufacturers to take steps in the process to manufacture a novel H1N1 vaccine. Working together with scientists in the public and private [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a another diagnostic test for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, whose spread has caused the virus to be characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The EUA for the Focus Diagnostics Influenza H1N1 (2009) [...]

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Media releases compiled by Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor The state Department of Health has confirmed the state’s third and the first neighbor island swine-flu related death. The woman, who died July 7 at Kona Community Hospital, has been identified at Donna Altamirano, 51, of Kealakekua. The Big Island resident is one of 263 swine flu-related [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – The state Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed novel H1N1 influenza infection in an adult male who died July 10 at Queen’s Medical Center. He was in his late 40’s and also had underlying medical conditions. The Oahu resident is the second death in Hawai‘i associated with the new flu strain [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health has confirmed novel H1N1 influenza infection likely contributed to underlying medical conditions that caused the death of an adult in her late 60’s on June 19 at Tripler Army Medical Center.   The Oahu resident is the first death in Hawaii associated with the new flu strain and [...]

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Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com In their weekly Novel H1N1 Flu report the Hawaii Department of Health reported 205 new confirmed cases in the state. This brings to total number of confirmed cases in the state of Hawaii to 503 on Wednesday (June 24). The DOH no longer releases the case numbers by counties. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Statement from Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino: The raising of the pandemic alert level by the World Health Organization was not meant to alarm the public or cause undue concern. The situation in Hawai‘i at this time remains the same with all cases recovering at home with no complications. The DOH is continuing [...]

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Pandemic level phase 6 represents the spread of the novel H1N1 influenza virus worldwide and not the severity of the illness. Click on image above to read more.

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Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com (As of June 10, 2009, 11:30 AM HST) Island New Cases Total Cases Hawaii 2 4 Kauai 2 2 Maui 1 2 Oahu 78 190 Totals 83 198 The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 83 additional cases of novel H1N1 Influenza A of swine origin this week. [...]

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Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com (As of June 03, 2009, 11:00 AM HST) Island New Cases Total Cases Hawaii 0 2 Maui 0 1 Oahu 33 112 Totals 33 115 In their weekly novel H1N1 Flu report the Hawaii Department of Health reported 33 new confirmed cases on Oahu. According to the Department of [...]

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